14:10 My grandfather was pretty handy with stuff. When describing EVERY project, he’d start off with “build yourself a framework. . .” Good memories. Made me laugh when you did almost exactly that.
I guess im asking the wrong place but does someone know a trick to get back into an Instagram account? I was stupid forgot the login password. I would love any tricks you can give me!
Greetings: Good presentation. Very well done. Electrical / Electronics is 1 of my trades. I have done trailers and boxes, some similar 2 Ur plan. I have plans drawn 4 a trailer a bit larger than Ur's ...when I find it. Thx 4 the share.
MT, you do some great how to videos. I'm insulating my cargo trailer right now, and i'm about to start putting together the electrical system. Your video answered a few questions I had. Thank you so much!
Great build. I'm getting ready to start a utility tlr build. Gonna be pretty basic but will need power, and a way to install a portable a/c and vent it. You're a wealth of info, thanks.
Great job and nice video. It seems like this is the way to go with any overland or cargo trailer build, installing the 4135 PD. It is cheaper and less work to hook everything up! This is like a multi unit. Can you hook up an Inverter to your set up? I would think so.
Can you explain the three wires on the right side of the disconnect switch and the one wire on the other side. I understand the positive terminal from your battery goes to the red F1 on the 12v block, but I’m confused to what’s coming into the disconnect
Tell us about your business. Also, looked like you used standard house wires for your 110V. If you upgrade your system, use stranded wire next time. The solid copper house wiring can work harden when bouncing around and eventually break.
Thank you! You are the 2nd person asking about the business. It's a mobile pet (dog/cat) supply biz. We're hoping to get into a building some day, but folks are loving the trailer besides limited space. I didn't think about stranded wire, though as a former aviation mech, I get what your saying. Solid wire isn't used in aircraft due to the high frequency vibs make them crack. Thank fully so far we aren't moving around too much for now...Cheers!
you can see our website and a few pics of our trailer here: www.localpawsredmond.com/products/shop/ Also were on facebook and instagram with the biz. Local Paws Redmond
question I’m thinking about buying a fully enclosed utility trailer for my lawn care business and I want to install an electrical panel and inverter with built in transfer switch and shore power connector so I’m wondering should I connect a ground wire to the trailer frame so that the frame is grounded when pluged in to shore power
But the commercials are only irritants. When I am forced through watching enough of them I only remember the products as "really bad stuff, DONT BUY THIS CRAP!! EVER!!!!!" The exact opposite of what they are attempting to do! But that is on them! No ad on RU-vid needs to run more than 10 sec, but they haven't figured that out yet, either, I would guess! So not sure the ads are a measure of success for anyone considering all that they don't do!!! And the levels of irritation they garner.
HEY MARK NICE JOB ON THE POWER . I JUST STARTED MY BUILD AND AM READY FOR POWER I LIKE YOUR SET -UP BUT CAN YOU ADD A POWER INVERTER TO YOUR SYSTEM FOR KITCHEN APPLIANCES / HOW CAN I DO THAT AND IF SO DO YOU HAVE ANY LINKS SO I CAN BUY THE SAME PRODUCTS AS YOU I VERY MUCH APPECIATE IT
Grounded to the frame, but still ran a separate ground cable to a ground buss-bar, which further connects ground to the power unit. The LED lights on a dimmer got thier own ground wire, wired in parallel.
Hello! I noticed on your shot of the battery switch on the inside you have what looks like 3 wires? Would you mind explaining these? In your diagram it looks like one would come from the battery ground and you’d have another going to the power converter? What’s the other wire for? A separate ground? Thank you!
I hear ya, it's a basic diagram showing opening and closing the ground instead of the positive side. But you are right. The switch has two posts, one is direct off the battery, the other post has a wire that goes to a ground buss bar, a ground to the power unit, and a ground that runs outside to the trailer brake emergency battery. The trailer came wired one way, and I had to modify it to my needs. I suppose just going to a ground buss bar would have been enough, BUT! when electrical problems arise its usually a ground problem, so I take grounding in a 12v trailer seriously. Lol.
Hey mark, your insulation video really saved me. Luckily I was at a place where I could start over, return most of what I bought and do exactly what you did. So thanks! My only probable right now is condensation. I’m in Seattle with a lot of rain and semi cold weather. And right now I use a mr heater big buddy propane for heat. With a good vent and gas and Corbin monoxide alarms... but the condensation is unreal. So with the insulation you showed me, is all that water and condensation still going to be there just behind my walls? Will the insulation make it stop? And also that pink foam, it doesn’t have a vapor barrier right? So I would need to add that? Did you? Sorry for all of the questions, I can’t find a single person that has really been able to help me without costing me a ton of course. So I wanted to pick your brain amongst others on trailer conversion if I can find one that seems to know what their doing like yourself ... I was hoping you had an email or something to reach out, so please comment back if you can thanks!
Thanks for the comment! XPS (pink stuff) is superior to EPS and Polysio when is comes to moisture. It can and is used underneath concrete in some places as I understand it. It resists moisture. I'm not sure were you are getting condensation, but using propane will increase moisture levels surprisingly. Burning a gas releases moisture into the air. (That's why gas furnaces have a drain, and why gasoline cars drip water from the exhaust {partly}) So propane heaters may raise the temp, but may also be adding to the relative humidity inside, and if your walls (including insulation) are cold enough (at or below the dewpoint, which in Seattle often times dewpoint is very close to the relative temp=condensation) then moisture will condense onto the walls surface (like an ice cold soda-pop can). I didn't add a vapor barrier, nor did I make it perfectly air tight. I also live in a dry area. I don't think you need to add a vapor barrier. The XPS is resistant to moisture. I think it is a closed cell construction. I appreciate the questions. I don't know everything, and I'm learning daily. So maybe someone else knows better than me? For me what I have shown has been working great for the last 6 months, and the trailer has been used almost daily, along with a propane buddy heater. But then again, I live in a dry environment.
You need to check out a you tuber named "Slow Lane" he lives in Oregon and is having your same problem His video is titled "Cargo trailer insulation tips"
Yea its a charging unit by Kohree, I actually really love it and use it daily. There is a link in the video description with all of the items I used including the charging unit.
Great Video! I am wiring my pop up with the PD4135 and will use this as a partial model (thanks!). Could you tell me the basic scheme of battery, converter, and charging panel so that my charging panel would give me all the information that you just described?
Awesome Bro!!! I'm not 100% sure what you mean. The 4135 connects to the battery, the mini charging station I have, and 110v coming in. The unit makes this a breeze. Can you clarify or be more specific? Wiring is not an easy thing to write about, but I wanna help if I can!
@@MTsubfly thanks for getting back with me. I guess what I'm asking is where exactly do you hook the USB / aux charging panel? Inbetween battery and converter, from the fuse box, or somewhere else?
@@joshsmyrl1204 Gotcha. The aux charging panel would get its own circuit, its own fuse. the PD4135 has several 12vDC fuses/circuits available. So the battery would go straight into the PD4135, and the 12vDC Power would be distributed through each of the fuses/circuits available. So connect your aux charging panel to one of the 12vDC Fuses. I hope this makes sense. This way, if for any reason too much power was drawn though your aux charging unit, it would blow a fuse, and protect the wiring/unit from damage.
@@MTsubfly that makes perfect sense about the panel. Thanks! What about the battery? Does it plug straight into the converter at the the fuses too? When I look at the manual it looks like it connects to the thicker red wire above the 40 Amp fuse. But isn't that where power comes out? Like for the charging panel?
@@joshsmyrl1204 I'm thinking off memory here, but that first red wire connected to the 40 amp fuse should be power coming in from the battery. That's how power is supplied from the battery and also how the battery is charged. The idea of power coming (in and out) can be confusing & deceiving. In reality trace how Power flows through any circuit, electrons flow negative to positive.
no i dont have schematics. I used pretty simple circuits, and since everyone has different needs, you know it's like wire it up the way you need it. You got this Terrence!
Great vid. Can you provide any specs on your trailer. interior / exterior dimensions of your trailer ( I'm thinking you want >= 7ft otherwise would feel cramped up ?) what's the apx total you have into this project.
@@MTsubfly a business, will have workbench.. 40" sanding belt.. grinder/polishing wheel what is your inside height you didn't look cramped .. thanks for your reply
@@safeway3168 cool yea I think I ordered it at 7ft 6inches. Double R trailers in Nampa, ID will build you whatever you want. They are very good at that. So many run of the mill trailers with extra height are barely 7ft, so it make a big difference.
It's all good, I talked with the progressive dynamics engineer about the battery supply wire gauge they supplied. 40 amps is really to protect a short to ground, or reverse polarity from incorrect wiring. Each circuit thereafter is protected by a 15 amp fuse. Even a tiny spark from a short would blow a 15 amp.
